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1
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Around ______ grams of stool is passed per day

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100-200 g

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2
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Color stool with upper GI bleeding, iron, charcoal, and bismuth

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Black

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3
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“Melena”

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Black stool

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4
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Stool color with Lower GI bleeding

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Red

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5
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“Hematochezia”

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Red stool

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6
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Stool color with bile duct obstruction, barium sulfate

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Pale yellow, white, gray (alcoholic)

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7
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Stool appearance with Pancreatic disorders

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FROTHY/bulky

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8
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Stool appearance with intestinal obstruction

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Slender, ribbon/NOODLE-LIKE

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9
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Stool appearance with cholera

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Rice watery

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10
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Stool appearance with typhoid

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Pea soup

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11
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BRISTOL STOOL CHART: Separate hard lumps like nuts (hard to pass)

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Type 1

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BRISTOL STOOL CHART: sausage shaped but lumpy

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Type 2

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13
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BRISTOL STOOL CHART: sausage like but with cracks

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Type 3

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BRISTOL STOOL CHART: sausage like or snake, smooth and soft

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Type 4

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BRISTOL STOOL CHART: soft blob with clear cut edges (passed easily)

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Type 5

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16
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BRISTOL STOOL CHART:
Fluffy pieces with ragged edges, a mushy stool

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Type 6

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17
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BRISTOL STOOL CHART: watery, no solid pieces, entirely liquid

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Type 7

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18
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Increased fats in stool

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Steatorrhea

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19
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Increased fats in stool per day _____ grams

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> 6 grams

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20
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Definitive test for steatorrhea

A

Fecal fat. Determination

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21
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Neutral fat stain - stain what fat

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Triglycerides

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22
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What is added to stool suspension in neutral fat stain

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95% ethanol + Sudan III

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23
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Stain color of fat droplets in neutral fat stain and spit fat stain

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Orange droplets

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24
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Amount of fat droplets indicative of steatorrhea

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60 or more droplets/HPF

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25
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Split fat stain —- stain what fat

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Fatty acids

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26
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What is being added to emulsified stool in split fat stain

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36% acetic acid + Sudan III

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27
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quantitative fecal fat tests

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Van de Kramer titration
Acid steatocrit
Hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

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28
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Gold standard for fecal fat determination

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Van de Kramer

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29
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For definitive diagnosis of steatorrhea

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Van de Kramer titration

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30
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A quantitative fecal fat test that involves the titration of NaOH

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Van de Kramer titration

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31
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Rapid test to estimate the amount of fat excretion (similar to microhematocrit test)

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Acid steatocrit

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32
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A quantitative fecal fat test in which sample is microwaved dried and analyzed

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Hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

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33
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Abnormal excretion of muscle fibers in feces

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Creatorrhea

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34
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This is added to emulsified stool for creatorrhea determination

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10% eosin

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35
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MUSCLE FIBER: Completely digested

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No striations

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36
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MUSCLE FIBER: striations in one direction

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Partially digested

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37
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MUSCLE FIBER: striations in both directions

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Undigested

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38
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Count of Undigested muscle fibers considered abnormal

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> 10

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39
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> 10 Undigested muscle fibers are seen in what conditions

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Biliary obstruction
Cystic fibrosis

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40
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Neutrophil count in invasive condition

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3 or greater neutrophil/HPF

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41
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Diarrheal bacteria with WBCs

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Salmonella and shigella
Yersinia
Enteroinvasive E. coli
Campylobacter

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42
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Diarrhea without WBCs

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Toxin producing (S. Aureus, VIBRIO CHOLERAE), virus, parasites

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43
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Fecal leukocyte determination that involves agglutination

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Lactoferrin agglutination test

44
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Found in secondary granules of neutrophils

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Lactoferrin

45
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Positive for lactoferrin agglutination test is indicative of

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Invasive bacterial pathogen

46
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Most frequently performed fecal analysis

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Guiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT)

47
Q

A screening test for colorectal cancer

48
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Sample for gFOBT

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Center portion of the stool

49
Q

gFOBT principle

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Pseudoperoxidase activity of hemoglobin

50
Q

Positive result color of gFOBT

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Oxidized Guiac blue

51
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Most sensitive chromogen for FOBT

52
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Preferred chromogen for FOBT

53
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What should be avoided to avoid false negative FOBT

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VITAMIN C
Iron supplements containing vit c

54
Q

These are avoided for 7 days to avoid false positive FOBT

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Aspirin
NSAIDs other than paracetamol

55
Q

Other FOBT test that uses anti hemoglobin antibodies ; more sensitive to globin

A

Immunochemical

56
Q

other FOBT that involves conversion of heme to fluorescent porphyrins

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Porphyrin-based

57
Q

Bloody stools and vomitus are sometimes seen in neonates as a result of swallowing maternal blood during delivery

A

Apt-Downey test

58
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It is added to emulsified stool after centrifugation in Apt-Downey Test

59
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Apt test positive result : Pink solution

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Pink solution = fetal blood

60
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Apt test positive result : Yellow brown Supernatant

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Maternal blood

61
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Apt test: denatured by NaOH

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Maternal blood

62
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Apt test: alkaline resistant

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Fetal blood

63
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A fecal screening test that detects pancreatic enzyme called trypsin

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X-ray film test (Gelatin Test)

64
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X-ray film test : when _____ is present in stool, it digest _____ on the X-ray film, living clear area

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Trypsin ; gelatin

65
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X-ray film test: clearing of film

66
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Absence of trypsin is seen in what condition

A

Cystic fibrosis

67
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Most valuable screening fecal test in assessing cases of infant diarrhea

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Fecal carbohydrates

68
Q

Tests for fecal carbohydrates (2)

A

Clinitest
Fecal pH

69
Q

Clinitest of >0.5 g/dL is indicative of

A

Carbohydrate intolerance

70
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Normal stool pH

71
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Stool pH in carbohydrate disorder

72
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Fecal screening test involving immunoassay using an ELISA test

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Elastase-1

73
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Fecal screening test that is a sensitive indicator of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency

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Elastase-1

74
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_____ a pentose that is absorbed without the help of pancreatic enzymes and is not metabolized

75
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A fecal screening test that differentiates malabsorption and maldigestion

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D-xylose test

76
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Specimen for D-xylose test

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2 hour post prandial blood
5hour urine

77
Q

Low urine D-xylose

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Malabsorption

78
Q

Normal urine D-xylose

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Maldigestion

79
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In diarrhea, Stool weight _______ with increased liquidity and frequency of >3x/day

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> 200 g/day

80
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Duration of acute diarrhea

81
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Duration of chronic diarrhea

82
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Major mechanism of diarrhea

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Secretory
Osmotic
Altered motility

83
Q

Lab tests used to differentiate secretory, osmotic, and altered motility :

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Fecal electrolytes (sodium potasssium)
Fecal osmolarity
Fecal pH

84
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Normal fecal osmolarity

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290 mOsm/kg

85
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Normal fecal sodium level

86
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Normal fecal potassium level

87
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Increased secretion of water electrolytes which override the reabsorptive ability of the large intestine

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Secretory diarrhea

88
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Fecal osmotic gap of secretory diarrhea

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<50 mOsm/kg

89
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Retention of water and electrolytes in the large intestine due to incomplete breakdown or reabsorption of food

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Osmotic diarrhea

90
Q

Fecal osmotic gap of osmotic diarrhea

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> 75 mOsm/kg

91
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Enhanced (hyper motility) or slow (constipation) motility

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Altered motility

92
Q

Sedi stain and KOVA stain are also known as

A

Sternheimer-Malbin stain

93
Q

The ultimate goal of urinalysis is to ________and ________ while increasing productivity and standardization

A

Improve reproducibility and color discrimination

94
Q

In UF-1000i analyazer, particles in the urine are categorized on the basis of: (FIFAS)

A

FORWARD SCATER
IMPEDANCE SIGNALS
FLUORESCENCE STAINING
ADAPTIVE CLUSTER ANALYSIS
SIDE SCATTER

95
Q

UF1000i analyzer: specific for detection of bacteria

A

Side scatter

96
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In UF1000i automated urinalysis analyzer, bacteria can be quantitated with the used of _____ and _____

A

Scattergram and histogram

97
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Particles enumerated in UF1000i

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Rbcs, WBCs, epithelial cells, hyaline casts , bacteria

98
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Flagged particles in UF1000i

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Nonhyaline (pathological) casts, crystals, small round cells, yeast, mucus, sperm

99
Q

Based on a team concept involving personnel at all levels working together to achieve a final outcome of customer satisfaction on through implementation

A

Total quality management

100
Q

Improving patient outcomes by providing construal quality care in a constantly changing health-care environment

A

Continuous health care environment (CQI)

101
Q

QC of reagents, refractometer, check the temperatures of refrigerators and water baths is done

102
Q

Disinfection of centrifuges, checking of pH and purity meter resistance of deionized water

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Weekly basis

103
Q

Diluents checked for contaminants

104
Q

QC for bacterial count on deionized water

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Monthly basis

105
Q

Cytocentrifuge QC

A

Monthly basis

106
Q

Calibration of centrifuges ( tachometer, strobe light, stopwatch)

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3 or 6 months

107
Q

Professional cleaning of the microscope is done

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